13 Aug, 2024 Connecticut Lawsuit Against Major Fossil Fuel Company Survives Motion to Dismiss By Jacob H. Hupart A couple of weeks ago, a lawsuit brought by the State of Connecticut against a major fossil fuel company, alleging various violations of...
07 Aug, 2024 State Court Dismisses Climate Change Tort Lawsuit By Jacob H. Hupart About a month ago, one of the myriad climate change tort lawsuits brought by state and local governments against major fossil fuel...
21 May, 2024 Michigan AG Announces Intent to Pursue Climate Change Tort Litigation Against the Fossil Fuel Industry By Jacob H. Hupart Last week, the Attorney General of Michigan announced that her office “will begin seeking proposals from attorneys and law firms . . . to...
07 May, 2024 Significant Rise in Global Climate Litigation By Jacob H. Hupart As recently reported by Columbia Law School's Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, “the number of climate-related cases filed globally...
03 May, 2024 Ninth Circuit Orders Dismissal of Constitutional Climate Litigation Case By Jacob H. Hupart Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit issued an order dismissing the Juliana litigation. In this case, the plaintiffs had asserted that the...
17 Dec, 2021 SEC Commissioner Pierce Criticizes ESG Regulations By Jacob H. Hupart Yesterday, SEC Commissioner Pierce--one of two Republican SEC Commissioners--availed herself of the opportunity presented by a statement...
10 Feb, 2021 Senior Appointee at Department of Energy Reflects Climate Focus By Jacob H. Hupart President Biden has announced his nominee for deputy energy secretary--David Turk, who had, among other things, served as the deputy...